Daily Yellowstone journal., 1887-06-19

without his @. A. r. badge. One Of
the infantry recruited since the war
asked him why he was going out of
his house without his badge. He
answered that after the action of the
President In the case of the rebel flags,
the next thing would be an order de-
manding that the veterans of the war
should return their G. A. r. badges.
as they were made from metal cast
from guns captured in the war. He
was not surprised that such an order
should emanate from one who during
the war was in the full vigor of man.
hood. sturdy and strong, yet was rep
resented In the field by q substitute
drawn from the Erie penitentiary.
Every member should arise In the
might of veteran and protest against
this desecration.
The proposed trip of Cleveland to st.
Louis had been discussed by the vet
Grams. He had advised the western
veterans to treat the President with
the respect due him, but now had
come an order from which nothing
could come but condemnation and re-
suit in damnation.
These remarks were received with
shouts and cheers. Then Edmund
Kendrick, late inspector general OF the
department Of New York, quickly
leaped to the platform and offered the
following resolutions:
THE PROTEST OF VETERANS.
Whereas, The President Of the
United states having approved of the
recommendation that all battle flags
in the custody of the war department
belonging to the southern states in re-
hellion during the civil war be re-
turned to the respective states which
bore them for such final disposition as
they may determine, be il,
Resolved, That this post views with
surprise The action Of the President
and records its protest thereto; and
Resolved, That the sacrifice Of blood
which the captured emblems repre-
sent was sacrifice to liberty, National
Union and to God.
Resolved, That no sentiment of gen.
erosity and no expression Of magnsn'
unity is involved In the surrender oi
these covenants of national honor; and
Resolved, That 1t now only remains
to direct that the battle flags of the
Union be distributed among the rep
resentatives of the so-called confeder'
acy as Q fitting acknowledgment OF
the righteousness of the Lost Cause;
and
Resolved, That this post expresses
its disapprobation Of this act Of the
first President Of the United States
who has held Office disassociated from
the memories of the war for the Union
The resolutions were carried with .
shout.
Arrangements will be made to hav.
q mass meeting of Veterans next weei
to protest against the action Of th'
President.
IOWA REACHES THE PRESIDENT.
DEs MONIES, June l5.-Gen. Tuttle
Commander OF the G. A. r. for Iowa
to day asked Gov. Larrabie 10 protest
TO President Cleveland against any
rebel flags captured by Iowa troops
beilg surrendered to the South, and Il
take legal steps to enjoin any suct
fsurrender II 1t is contemplated. Gov
Lsrrabie has telegfaphed President
Cleveland an emphatic protest AND
will take legal steps, II necessary, Il
make the protest effective. The fol
lowing was sent tonight by Gov
Larrabiea
/ LIES MOlNEs, June 10.
To the President Of the United States
Washington, ID. c.:
i / send herewith q request made upol
me rs Governor Of Iowa by the Com
mander of the Grand Army of the Re
public In this state against the propos
ed return 10 the South of the war flag
captured by the Union troops durin
the rebellion. / add to this reques
and protest of the surviving Union col
diers of Iowa the respectful but equal.
urgent protest of the people Of thu
state, and shall deem IL my duty 4
. use all proper endeaver TO prevent an,
such return of battle flags captures
, by Iowa troops. (Signed)
, WIN. LARRABIE.
: At Springfield, Ill. representative
, Of about thirty Grand Army posts o
J Illinois met at the state house and
, adopted vigorous resolutions protest
ing against the returning of capturet
} Con nfederate flags to the original pos
q sessors, as contemplated In the recen
3 order announced by the war depart
: ment.
Gov. Martin Of Kansas, at the N
, quest Of large number Of @. A. h
men, sent telegram 10 protest to th
|. President, % did also Gov. Rush {
Wisconsin.
The feeling Of intense indignatio
Awakened ali OVER the north nv fhI